KillaDanny

Doing this question before the game was released was stupid but now that it is released and most of the people here already played it so do you think it's better than IV? In my opinion GTA V has flaws and I'm a bit sad that you can buy real estate as they said you could in the gameplay trailer but besides that this game is insane in every aspect, haven't been hooked up to a game like this in years... so answering the question, yes it's 100x times better in my opinion, GTA V is not a perfect game but it beats the crap out of IV...

HITMAN1342

Better than IV no question. I like Liberty City better, but the gameplay is just much smoother. The only real back step is the damage engine for vehicles, and I preferred IV driving; however V's driving isn't bad and is by no means a dealbreaker.

LotusRIP

I cant pick either. It's a better game but it feels more like GTA 4.5 to me... It's not a step backwards but not a huge leap forwards either.

I'm holding final judgement until Online is out because that's basically all I ever played on IV after missions... It seems like, why free roam alone when you can free roam with 16 other people? Especially if most the single player features work in online this time.

CryptReaperDorian

GTA IV is a very good game, but I think GTA V is a better game by far. There are a few things that GTA IV does better though. I'm content with GTA V's driving, but I wish the deformation resistance of vehicles wasn't jacked up as much as it is. GTA IV's vehicle damage is about perfect for a game of its type. Also, I think GTA V could be just that bit more "lively" if you were able to buy food at food stands and fast food restaurants (like in GTA IV). I even miss the ability of being able to pick up and throw objects. Yes, I have a few gripes with GTA V, but practically none of them hurt my experience in any significant way.

Ronrollin9434

IV was alright.. but I guess the only reason it was "alright" for me was because I only bought it a couple of months ago and have spent maybe 4 months playing it. But, had I got it in 2008, I'd be terribly bored of it - even compared to other iterations of GTA...

However, after a couple days of playing V, I can safely say that it will be a game that (with or without online) will keep me very entertained and occupied until the next GTA is released.

It's just fun to play. It doesn't really get annoying like IV did. IV had slippery, top heavy driving. It had a bad story, it had a small city, it had a depressing color scheme, it had clunky character movements, it had a lack of things to do.

IntoGloryRide

Doing this question before the game was released was stupid but now that it is released and most of the people here already played it so do you think it's better than IV? In my opinion GTA V has flaws and I'm a bit sad that you can buy real estate as they said you could in the gameplay trailer but besides that this game is insane in every aspect, haven't been hooked up to a game like this in years... so answering the question, yes it's 100x times better in my opinion, GTA V is not a perfect game but it beats the crap out of IV...

This pretty much sums it up for me as well...The thing with IV is it took some time to grow on me at first and I'd play sporadically, but with V I was immediately reeled in from day one and can barely be removed from it. V is unquestionably superior in many ways. Sure it has a few downsides and there are things I miss here from IV but it does not affect my overall enjoyment of this game.

LateNightNeons

Overall I'd say there is more work put into GTA V than in IV (at least it seems like it).

The only thing that GTA IV has a huge advantage over GTA V is the writing. GTA V writing in general (story, characters, dialogue etc) is just "ok". GTA IV (including Episodes) is probably the best of Housers work along with RDR.

D64

I think in reality it's a lot better than IV in every aspect, and I really loved the three protagonist system (even if I wasn't fond of all of the protagonists *cough* Trevor *cough cough*)

I really don't have anything bad to say about the game, except for the "Super Cops" and lack of buildings with interiors. That said, I'm a lot more of a cynic than I was back in '08 and definitely didn't enjoy this game as much I did IV.

Yes, It's better GTA IV was the worst in the series I liked it.The only improvement it had over older GTA games was graphics it stripped so much and added nothing other then looks.

Yes. Never mind the superior physics, story choices, cover, random characters etc. Oh wait you said it didn't add anything. How stupid of me.

I swear some of you GTA IV haters have sh*t for brains to think it only had better graphics, but ignorance can't be cured so moving on.

As for the question I think GTA V is better in some ways and others it's not. Most of the things it's better at you'd expect to be after 5 years. Although I'm finding it hard to connect with Michael, Trevor and Franklin.

They're good protagonists, but Niko is better in everyway possible IMO.